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Monthly Archives: April 2011
NOM: Founders Brewery
Nelson is a nice, quiet town with loads of confusing roundabouts, wearable art, and most importantly, breweries. When we stopped through, we only had time (and as this was the same day as our Marlborough winery tours, stamina) to go … Continue reading
NOM: Marlborough Wineries (and Breweries!)
Ahh, Marlborough, easily New Zealand’s most famous wine country and home to some of the world’s best Sauvignon Blanc. Besides beautiful countryside, Marlborough rests in and around Blenheim, a town with a charm all its own. Our first taste of … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, blenheim, bouldevines, brewery, cloudy bay, huia, marlborough, moa, New Zealand, NOM, st. clair's, vines village, wine, winery
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KEWL: Kaikoura
Kaikoura was our first real stop on the South Island, and it was a beautiful introduction to the sights of the South Island. 180kms north of Christchurch, it’s a small peninsula that attracts ocean wildlife and is just plain picturesque. … Continue reading
KEWL: Cook Strait Ferry
The Cook Strait Ferry is an inevitable part of visiting New Zealand if you choose to go to both islands (and don’t have lots of extra cash for flying). There are two choices: Bluebridge and Interislander. Price wise, both … Continue reading
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Tagged bluebridge, cook strait, ferry, interislander, KEWL, New Zealand
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NOM: Ernesto
Wellington and I immediately bonded over our mutual love of something truly great: breakfast. They serve it in virtually every cafe here (and there are lots of cafes), and they serve it every day, all day long. Now That‘s what … Continue reading
KEWL: Te Papa Museum
We had wet and windy weather during our first visit to Wellington, so an obvious activity during such conditions was the large and free Museum of New Zealand Te Papa. Sitting on the harbor, the museum entertained us all day … Continue reading
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Tagged museum, Museum of New Zealand, New Zealand, road trip, Te Papa, Wellington
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NOM: Felix
After that first week of peanut butter sandwiches and cans of beans, when we got to Wellington, we wanted meat. Only there for a few days before making our way to the South Island, we chose to grab a bite … Continue reading
KEWL: Martinborough Wineries
New Zealand has a few notable wine regions under its belt, and while Marlborough is the most talked about, the Wairarapa is worth paying a visit. Martinborough sits at the heart of the region-a charming small town with a few cafes, shops, … Continue reading
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Tagged Martinborough, North Island, road trip, Wairarapa, wine, winery
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